Commentary: The new Yukon gold rush
Vancouver – What a difference a few years can make.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Aurizon sees strong gains in August (August 31, 2010)
Vancouver – The latest drill results from the Casa Berardi gold mine have capped off a month of sharp sto…
Continental struts its Colombian stuff (August 31, 2010)
There has been a lot of buzz in some circles over Continental Gold (CNL-T) thanks to its portfolio of some of …
Possibility of future quantitative easing helps reassure U.S. markets
The U.S. Commerce Department revised its second-quarter GDP growth figure down from 2.4% to 1.6% just hours be…
First Quantum shuts Frontier mine in face of DRC demands
Vancouver – The saga of First Quantum Minerals’ (FM-T, FQM-L) wranglings in the Democratic Republic of th…
Fronteer to claim all of Long Canyon
Fronteer Gold (FRG-T) has secured a full interest in its key asset by acquiring AuEx (XAU-T) for $238 million….
Venture holds course in last week of August
Vancouver – Two days in the red were curbed by three days in the green for the S&P-TSX Venture Composite I…
TSX Composite higher despite mixed data
TSX Composite Index rose 161 points to finish the Aug. 23-27 period at 11,879.72. The stronger period came des…
Prophecy advances its Mongolian coal projects
Prophecy Resource (PCY-T, PRPCF-O, 1P2-F) has recently upgraded the inferred resources at its Chandgana Khavtg…
SPOT PRICES (August 30, 2010)
COURTE SY OF SCOTIABANK
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (August 30, 2010)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Aug. 23, 2010 (change from Aug. 16 in brackets):
DAILY METAL PRICES (August 30, 2010)
Date Aug. 23 Aug. 20 Aug. 19 Aug. 18 Aug. 17 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange –Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2210/2100 2090/1980 2150/2100 2180/2105 2200/21…